Program helps students improve

A Friday afternoon program at Green River High School is credited with helping students improve their academic skills and grades.

According to the high school’s principal, Darren Howard, the interventions program has helped students climb from D and F grades. During a presentation Tuesday night, Howard said the program has resulted in a 34 percent reduction in the number of D grades given to students and a 10.5 percent reduction in the number of Fs.

Howard said the program operates through a list generated every Monday featuring the names of students with Ds or Fs, though students can be...